I don’t know why Sam Elliot eclipsed my memory. He’s a very good bet. I don’t totally understand the hype behind Adam Driver. He’s quite good, with one wonderfully underplayed standout scene, but he’s very much an ensemble player. Michael B. Jordan is the big question mark for me. I think one critic...

dws1982 wrote In a weak year, I wouldn't have any problem with him winning Best Supporting Actor, although A) I don't think he'll be nominated this year, and B) he's lead. I’ve yet to see the film but he seems like an extremely strong bet for a nomination alongside Mahershala Ali, Richard E. Grant,...

My roster is: Roma The Favourite Crazy Rich Asians The Happy Prince Christopher Robin Stan & Ollie Tully A Private War The Sister Brothers Right out of the gate, I paid a lot for Roma and The Favourite ($40 each), then I dropped $1 for The Happy Prince (Bafta-draw), and got driven up a little mo...

Precious Doll wrote I think its a case of the change in cinema going habits of the general population that have been slowly going on for the last 5 years or so and its basically death by a thousand cuts before most theatrical films only play the festival circuit before heading to streaming services...

The first season of this movie was promising, but the second season really went off the rails. EDIT: Years ago, I knew an idiot in film school who, after the movie The Departed, said "It's bullshit that the guy who shot Leonardo DiCaprio in The Departed was totally underdeveloped. In my movie, ...

The big takeaway is the strong performance by A24, Amazon, Annapurna, and The Orchard (five, the most of any other film, for We the Animals) and the weak performance by independent labels like Focus, Fox Searchlight, and Sony Pictures Classics which somehow missed Best Feature for Can You Ever Forgi...

I was just thinking about him the other day. Like Stan Lee, I'd already made peace with his passing. I was prepared to say he hadn't written a movie since Dreamcatcher in 2003, but apparently an old script of his called Wild Card was produced in 2015 starring Jason Statham. But his work for hire day...

Precious Doll wrote For the BAFTAs you may want to consider Rupert Everett for The Happy Prince (he has received some career best reviews for the film - justified at that) however on the downside as the BAFTAs try to mimic the Oscars he probably won't make the cut. Noted. I will. I'm sure I could a...

He tweeted a salute to his fellow servicepersons in WWII earlier that day... Like many of my friends, I'd already made my peace with Stan Lee's eventual passing so this doesn't take me by surprise. It's not fitting to call him the elder statesman of the comics industry (more on that in a moment...)....

I've just confirmed. Apparently, we are not doing the Spirit Awards in our tally, which sucks. On the other hand, it just makes it easier to measure the worth of each film with one exception... The BAFTAs. What is a movie that could be up for multiple BAFTAs this year? Is there Pattington movie? Or ...

Okay... So, Oscar nominations are 2 points and Oscar wins are 4. That leads me to believe that if A Star is Born actually goes all the way, there is almost no hand that can beat it. Especially considering that I will be in competition with seven other people. It would take a strong hand of The Favou...

I'll list the rules here and then I'll post a thought next. THE DRAFT We'll all convene in a Google chat to divvy up the movies and make our teams. At the end, we'll all have 10 movies each. This will be an auction draft, which means we'll bid on the films we want. Everyone gets an imaginary $100 to...

Okri wrote b) Definitely The Favourite – I anticipate it having the most nominations from AMPAS. I can see If Beale Street Could Talk doing well with the critics (Regina King and Coleman Domingo especially), though maybe that’s more of a mid-tier choice, Barring a huge backlash, I still think A Sta...

Hey guys! A friend of mine is putting together a Fantasy Football-style league. I'm involved in it and I wanted to know your thoughts on how I should conduct my voting. Basically, there are ten or so people involved in a draft. We think it's going to be auction style (or a snake, turn-based email......